AutoPot Grow 1 Gorillazilla

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First time using AutoPots. I bought the 2 fabric pot XL system over a year ago and it’s been on a shelf in my grow room since. Finally decided to covert. Until now I’ve always grown in soil or a coco/soil mix and hand watered.

I’m using Mother Earth’s coco/perlite mix since it comes in 70/30 ratio (easy) and GH Flora trio nutes plus Cal Mag and hydrogaurd. No pebbles or any other substrate (seems useless) no airdomes (also seem useless)

I originally popped a GG#4 and a Hindu Kush on June 21 in styrofoam cups then moved them into the AutoPots on July 4th. I hand watered from above twice then activated the system on July 19th. The GG was a beast from the jump, she had 5 nodes in 10 days. The Hindu Kush was healthy but not as big and didn’t take to the AutoPot system. She slowly died. I popped a White Widow on July 27th, moved her into the system on August 14th.

This is the 10th week of veg for the GG, the flower tent is almost available but not soon enough. She loves the AutoPot system. Super healthy so far the entire grow. I refill the reservoir every 5-6 days. I was ph to 6.0 but I had to add ph down every day it seemed like so I started setting initial ph at 5.8 and it rides up to 6.1-6.2 by the time I refill. So far that seems ok, we’ll find out come flower. I haven’t even opened the seal on the ph up yet.

Topped the GG above 4th node, manifold her out wide. Been having good success using these boards to really open plants up. Used a 18” board on a auto then again on a photo grow I’m finishing. This girl is trained on a 24” table top. She’s 3ft wide now and out grew my veg tent. She’s in a unfinished closet in my basement for the time being. When we hit the flower tent I’ll pull her down some more. Going to give her the entire 4x4 then flower the White Widow in my 2x4 veg tent with a couple Purple Kush I also have going but they aren’t in AutoPots.
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Doing a few tent modifications for the AutoPot setup. Getting her moved in tonight, hopefully give her a haircut and flip to flower tomorrow. First time I’ve ever had to move furniture to get a plant from A to B. For my first AutoPot grow, I believe she’ll do just fine
 

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Got her stripped and flipped this evening. She’s currently 24” tall and nearly 48” in diameter. Roots trying to come through the pot socks and I’m just now flipping her.
Tomorrow I’ll work on the White Widow and get her flipped
 

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I also upgraded my reservoir because these two plants are consuming over 2 gallons a day. Found a slim 25 gallon trash can for $18 with the lid. Added a 1/2” rain barrel tap and using Autopots 1/2” to 3/8” inline filter to step things down.
 

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White Widow setup and flipped. In the 2x4 under a ES300 with a couple Blue Dreams about finished

Gorilla Glue day after defoliating and supercropping. She bounced right back
 

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The Blue Dreams are out, moved two Purple Kush in.
 

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Week 2 of 12/12 day 1. So far she’s grown about 5”
 

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Ph issues dialed in. No deficiencies on the newer growth. The Purple Kush aren’t in AutoPots, when they need watered Ive been opening the tap at the end of the line and watering them right from the reservoir. Easiest grow I’ve ever had so far for AutoPots
 

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Day 20 of 12/12. Trimmed the Gorilla Glue up and put this net in I’ve had for a while but never used. Came in handy to spread her out more in the center so all that inner growth isn’t so bunched up. Plus she’ll need the support, some of the side branches already leaning over.
 

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White Widow day 25. Need to clean her up a bit, things been hectic lately so she’s slightly neglected
 

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Day 60 and last evening under lights. I plan on harvesting Saturday which will be day 63.

I screwed up and took too much off when I thinned her out before switching to 12/12 but as far as the AutoPot system goes, by far the easiest grow I’ve ever had. Other than the 1 or 2 days a week I refilled the reservoir I was in the grow room less than 5min a day
 

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326g
 

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